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Fred User:Fred Bauder > Fred Bauder, so far as I know, INAL. It's pretty sad that so many > prominent Wikipedians hold the truth of the world to be in such low > disregard. > > On 12/12/10, Fred Bauder <fredb...@fairpoint.net> wrote: >>> On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 5:49 PM, David Gerard <dger...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, raw data is a primary source and therefore likely unsuitable for >>>> en:wp. >>>> >>>> The raw data is, however, US government public domain and therefore >>>> suitable for Wikisource as an important historical text (which it >>>> is). >>>> Possibly when the whole collection has been released and there is >>>> context to give. Particularly notable cables might be worth curating >>>> for their importance. >>> >>> I'm not so sure about that. These materials are coming from the US >>> government, but they have not been published by the US government. It >>> depends on the exact text of the law, but I do think it's likely that >>> the government PD is about material both created and published by the >>> government rather than just created. Even if not, there might still be >>> a restriction that it only holds for work that has been legally >>> published. >>> >>> -- >>> André Engels, andreeng...@gmail.com >> >> The information is classified; republishing it is a crime in the United >> States; Wikipedia is hosted in the United States. We would not be >> alone, >> but could be made an example of. Not likely, but not something to waste >> limited resources on, IMO. What does our republication or link to the >> material add in terms of information for the reader, other than ready >> access to primary data? >> >> In contrast to WikiLeaks, neither our principals nor our corporation is >> anonymous. The barn door is open; the secrets are running wild in the >> world; should we catch them and put them in our pasture? Solidarity? >> Duty >> to the truth? Do the right thing? Viva la Revolution!? >> >> Fred >> >> User:Fred Bauder >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
